Taylor Swift‘s Fearless beat us Britney Spears’Circus this week, shifting positions from this week and last. Beyonce had almost an identical two weeks with her I Am…Sasha Fierce [click to read], remaining at #3. Kanye West followed closely with 808’s & Heartbreak [click to read] at #4 yet again.
Philadelphia R&B sensation Musiq Soulchild debuted at #11 with his fifth album On My Radio. The release comes after last year’s release Luvanmusiq debuted at #1. Shortly behind came Common [click to read] at #12 with Universal Mind Control [click to read]. Despite some formidable company, the release was Common‘s lowest first week since Electric Circus.
Brandy also made a strong comeback with her Human on Epic Records.
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Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
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| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 3 | Beyonce | I Am…Sasha Fierce | 159,173 | 1,052,543 |
| 6 | Kanye West | 808’s & Heartbreak | 126,827 | 719,900 |
| 11 | Musiq Soulchild | On My Radio | 91,498 | 91,923 |
| 12 | Common | Universal Mind Control | 81,663 | 82,587 |
| 15 | Brandy | Human | 72,772 | 72,885 |
Ludacris [click to read] fell nine spots with his Theater of The Mind [click to read] at #24. T.I. [click to read] held down the #30 spot with Paper Trail [click to read]. Lil Wayne [click to read] still kept himself over the Top 50 divider. Tha Carter III [click to read] trudges towards three million sold in the States.
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Meanwhile, Scarface [click to read] fell over 50 spots with his reported parting-shot from rap Emeritus [click to read].
The Game [click to read] held his LAX [click to read] at #128.
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Q-Tip [click to read] and The Renaissance [click to read] remains a presence on the charts with a tour in progress, and slews of critical accolades.
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Other Notables
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 24 | Ludacris | Theater Of The Mind | 53,078 | 332,499 |
| 47 | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter III | 28,838 | 2,778,785 |
| 82 | Scarface | Emeritus | 15,221 | 57,435 |
| 128 | The Game | L.A.X. | 9,135 | 608,765 |
| 175 | Q-Tip | The Renaissance | 6,066 | 79,699 |
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Is Soulja Boy gonna crank the charts again? How will Jamie Foxx and Anthony Hamilton do in a big year for R&B? Any love left for EPMD? Stay tuned to HipHopDX next week…
